bantayna guard, a caretaker of something, as a building or plantationNatingāya 'aku kay bāsi' yadtu 'aku napakadtu sa may manga bantay?I was surprised because why did I happen to go where there were many guards?'Ikaw nga bantay hay 'ubligādu ka gid nga magdaya sa 'iya ning nyug.You the caretaker are obliged to bring a coconut.cfgwardyanginabantayanGinabantayan gid ma'āyu 'ang tapāhan kag 'igway nakahanda' nga tūbi' sa baldi.The smoking rack is being watched very carefully and there is water prepared in a pail [in case it catches fire].ginabinantāyanGinabinantāyan siya nang 'iya 'isa nga hāli, kay kung magbikti siya.She was continually guarded by one of her relative because she might commit suicide.ginbantayanGinbantayan ku 'ang draybir nang traysikul.The driver of the motorized pedicab was waited for by me.kababantay1abl gersomeone's being able to guard, wait for or watch someone or somethingSi Sūsan waya' kakatūyug hasta nag'āga sa kababantay nga pāra siya 'indi' ma'ubayan ni Rūki.Susan was not able to sleep until morning came in being able to guard so that she would not happen to be slept with by Roque.2vSomeone or something is guarded, waited for or watched over by someone.nagabantay'Ini 'ang "santu 'anghil" nga ginatawag, hay 'imaw kunu 'ini 'ang nagabantay sa 'īmu pirmi.As for this one called "guardian angel," this is the one, they say, who is guarding you always.nagpamantayanvSomeone guards, waits for or watches over someone or something.Nagpamantayan 'aku nang 'ūna sa Bakūlud; 'ang manga kalāpit ku dira', hay sinda lang magmanghud.In the past I worked as a tenant in Bacolod; as for my neighbors there, they were just [my] younger siblings.pamantayanvSomeone works as a guard, a caretaker, a tenant.
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